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Agoo, by Carlos Silva (1965)
Technique: oil on chipboard / Measures: 180 x 180 cm
In the beginning of the 70s, optic-art artists investigated the way we perceived things, to apply the conclusions to their works of art. They used the laws of vision and organised their paintings using simple geometric shapes, on occasion arranged serially. Thus, the redundancy of lines, colours and light intensity provokes the eye of the spectator, producing a subtle vibration in the retina. In the previous case, we perceive the feeling of abyss.
Rudolf Stingel - site-specific 
Palazzo Grassi, Venice 2013
Contemporary artists know how to cause an impact in the public, they play with our senses and move us till distress. For example, Rudolf Stingel (Merano, Italia 1956, living in New York) created a site-specific work at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice. He covered a 5000-mts space, from roof to floor, with an oriental rug specially designed by Stingel himself. 
 Rudolf Stingel - Site-specific
Palazzo Grassi, Venice 2013
The motifs in the rug are inspired in a very particular room: Sigmund Freud's study in Vienna. According to the artist, the installation causes a sensory experience which takes the visitors to a sort of labyrinth favorable to introspection. Although, all in all, the room is quite overwhelming.

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